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HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 05/01/2018

HIGHLIGHTS

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $34 trillion at the end of 2017, a record high and representing a year-on-year increase of 37 per cent.
• The Hang Seng Index ended 2017 at 29919.15, representing a year-on-year increase of 36 per cent.
• The average daily turnover in 2017 was $88.2 billion, an increase of 32 per cent from $66.9 billion in 2016.
• There were 21,224 Structured Product (Derivative Warrants and CBBCs) newly listed in 2017, a new record and an increase of 54 per cent from 13,771 in 2016.
• There were 174* newly listed companies in 2017, an increase of 38 per cent from 126* in 2016.
• Total funds raised in 2017 was $579.9 billion, an increase of 18 per cent from $490.1 billion in 2016.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs in 2017 was $4.3 billion, an increase of 5 per cent from $4.1 billion in 2016.

Italian Market Review 2017

Date 05/01/2018

• New admissions record since 2000 with 39 new companies
• Second best capital raising with €5.4 billion
• Year-end total market capitalization of listed companies on Borsa Italiana: €644.3 billion, +22.7% compared to 2016
• FTSEMib performance: +15.5%
• Borsa Italiana confirmed as European traded contracts leader on both ETFPlus and MOT 

Securities Commission Malaysia: Statement On Initial Coin Offerings

Date 05/01/2018

Following a public statement released on 7 September 2017 regarding Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has noticed an increase in activities by new ICOs to solicit investments in crypto-currencies from the public at large, including senior citizens.  

Shanghai Stock Exchange, Hengshan Group Ink Astor House Hotel Lease Contract

Date 05/01/2018

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Shanghai Hengshan (Group) Corp. officially sign the Astor House Hotel Lease Contract on December 29, 2017. The signing aims at offering a venue for the capital market series exhibitions in 2018, and Astor House Hotel is to be used as the SSE’s investor education base and the cultural exhibition and exchange base of international exchanges. Among those attending the signing ceremony include SSE Party Chief and Chairman Wu Qing, President Huang Hongyuan, Vice Chairman Zhang Dongke and Vice President Xu Yilin, as well as Party Chief and President Lu Yang, Vice President Xiong Kai of Hengshan Group and chiefs of relevant departments (subsidiaries) of the group.

SGX Welcomes Memories Group Limited To Catalist

Date 05/01/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Memories Group Limited to Catalist under the stock code “1H4”.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Unveils China’s 1st Publicly Offered Corporate Bond Of Housing Rental

Date 05/01/2018

Recently, the housing rental corporate bond applied for by Chongqing Longhu Enterprise Development Co., Ltd. has been approved by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) after preliminary examination and has won approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on December 28, marking the official launch of China’s 1st publicly offered corporate bond of housing rental. The launch of the bond is an important measure for implementing the strategic arrangement of accelerating the building of the housing system characterized by diversified suppliers, multiple guarantees and a combination of housing rental and sale and propelling the housing mechanism reform and the establishment of the long-term mechanism put forward by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council and for enhancing the bonds market’s capacity of serving the real economy under the leadership of the CSRC.

Nadex Product Schedule For The Japan Holiday On Monday, January 8, 2018

Date 05/01/2018

Due to the Japan Holiday on Monday, January 8, 2018, the Japan 225 contracts will have a modified trading schedule.  Please refer to the Holiday Product Schedule Guidelines for specific product trading hours.

NZX Shareholder Metrics December 2017

Date 04/01/2018

Please see attached NZX Shareholder Metrics for December 2017.

B3: Ibovespa Breaks New Record And Reaches 78.647 Points

Date 04/01/2018

B3’s main stock market performance index – Ibovespa – hit a record high today ending the day at 78.647 points, up 0.84% from yesterday trading session. The previous Ibovespa record of 77.995 points was recorded yesterday.

Federal Reserve Board Requests Comment On Proposed Guidance That Would Clarify Board's Supervisory Expectations Related To Risk Management For Large Financial Institutions

Date 04/01/2018

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday requested comment on proposed guidance that would clarify the Board's supervisory expectations related to risk management for large financial institutions.